St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-22

10 the approval OF the governor all neeiful bv-
iuws ana regulations governing the admission
maintenance. and discharge Of the inmates az
SAD home which shall not be inconsistent with
Ihe spirit ana provisions Of this act. They shall
appoint commandment for said soldiers home
oaid commandment shall nominate for the action
or The board of trustees, all necessary subord-
mate oiiciais and employees who NAV be sus-
Dended by SAID commandment for inefficiency or
misc. nduct, but in the case OF the suspension of
such subordinate official, statement Of the case
snail De reported by the commandant to the
board OF trustees, who shall offer such sus-
pended Official hearing, and whose action
thereon shall be final The board shall fix the
salary OF the commandment and OF all subordi-
nate officials and employees; provided, the
amount so paid shall not exceed such reasonable
compensation as is paid for the like service in
similar institutions.
SEC 10 Said board of trustees shall appoint
secretary, and from their number president.
and an executive committee TO serve for such
period, ana To perform their duties under such
regulations and restrictions, as NAV be pre-
scribed in the bylaws of said board not incon-
sistent with the provisions of this act. The
treasurer OF the state shall be ex-oticio the
treasurer Of the board.
The secretary shall keep faithful record of
all transactions OF the board Of trustees, and the
books, records and accounts pertaining to said
soldiers home, and to the administration of the
soldiers home fund and the soldiers relief fund
hereinafter provided for, under rules and regu
lations TO be established by said board of trust
eeS, and shall receive such salary as said board
OF trustees may determine.
The president of The board shall have power
at any time TO call extra meetings OF the board
ana shall call such extra meetings on receiving
written request 10 make such call from not
less than two ~ membe of said board.
The executive committee shall regularly meet
at least once in each month, and shall be author
led TO draw SUCH warrants upon the funds
which may be, from time to time. appropriated
for the maintenance Of Soldiers Home, or for
soldiers relief, as may be directed by the board
of trustees; Provided, That all warrants so
drawn shall be cOunterslgned by the president
OF said board of trustees. and attested by the
secretary OF said board, and such warrants shall
designate upon their face the purpose for which
the same may be drawn
SEC 20. Said board OF trustees shall meet an
nually on the second Tuesday in August, which
meeting shall be styled The annual meeting; an |
they snail also meet annually on the second
Tuesday in February, which shall be styled the
semi-annuaP meeting
At each of these regular meetings they shall
examine into the condition OF all soldiers, sailors
or marines in the of the state, and at their
annual meeting they shall make a full report 10
the governor OF all their proceedings under this
act which report shall be published, as are the
reports of other state institutions.
SEC. 81. Said board of Uruste are hereby
authorized and empowered 70 receive in behalf
of the state any grant or devise of real estate,
and any donations or requests OF money or
other personal property TO be applied to the full
filling The purposes OF this act.
SEC. 90. Each trustea shall. before entering
upo the du les of his office file in the office of
the secretary of state his bond. with two t2)
sufficient sureties, to be approved by the gov-
ernUr, for the sum of five thousand dollars 49,
0o0), conditioned for the faithful discharge of
his duties under this act, aud for the economical
expenditure of any money that may be aPpro-
prlated for the soldiers home, or for the soldiers
relief funds.
SEC. %. II shall be the duty of said board of
trustees to report to the next and each succeed
ing legislature such information as they may be
able to procure as to the number OF INDECENT
soldiers, sailors and marines, and their depend
ent widows, orphans and p1rentS residing in
this state, and such other recommendations in
a N
SEC. n. There is hereby appropriated out OF
any moneys IL the treasury, not OF herWise appro-
priated, for the support and maintenance Of said
soldiers home and of the eX- soldiers, sailors and
marines admitted to the said soldiers home, the
sum of ten thousand dollars 100000 or so
much thereof may be needed, for the fiscal
year ending July thirty first, one Thousand eight
hundred and elghty-eight, and the sum of
twenty thousand dollars CS20,000) annually
thereafter, which appropriation and fund shall
be known as the soldiers home 1und, and shall
be kept separate and distinct from the soldiers,
relief fund hereinafter provided for
SEC. %. The state auditor shall annually
hereafter add to the tax levy Of the state one
tenth of one mill on each collar of the valua-
ton of said state both real and personal, the
proceeds of such additional tax levy when col
lected TO be held in the state treasury, and con-
stitute soldiers relief fund
SEC. 26 The said fuad shall be under the
control Of and be disburSed in manner as
the trustees herein provided for, for the relief
outside of the soldiers home, and at their own
homes. of honorably discharged INDECENT ex-
soldiers, sailors, or marines, who served in the
army or navy of the United States in the War
of The Rebellion, the Mexican war, or in any cam
paigns against the Indians in the State of Min
nesota: and the widows, minor orphans and
dependent parents OF such deceased soldiers,
sailors and marlnes provided, that all eX-
soldiers, sailors or marines entitled to any part
OF this relief fund shall be such as would. under
the provisions of section three 80 Of this act,
be entitled to admission at the Minnesota State
Soldiers home, did they choose to apply for
such admission.
And provided further that in case such
soldiers, sailors or marines have no parents,
wife or children dependent upon them, the
trustees aforesaid may, in their discretion, re-
Gure that such soldiers, sailors marines be-
come inmates of the soldiers home, as a condi-
tion upon which they shall share in the benefits
fthis act.
SEC 81. This fund shall be administered
anil applied by said board OF trustees for the
purposes indicated, and in accordance with such
rules and regulations may hereafter be made
and provided by said board of trustees; pro-
vided, that no salary shall be paid any person
for aid or assistance in disbursing and applying
this soldiers relief fund for the relief intended :
and provided further, that when and
wherever found necessary, the county aud
itors of any counties in this state
shall aid and assist in their respective
counties in applying this fund for the relief in
tended, and without compensation t7r such
special service; and provided further, that at
least one person SHALL in each county in this
state, be designated bv said board OF trustees as
made, and who shall be the direct medium of
communication between the recipient of this re-
lief and the trustees of this fund.
SEC %. The princi al Office of said trustees,
and place OF holding all regular meetings, shall
at all times after the erection thereof be located
at the soldiers home.
SEC. %. For the purposes of this relief fund
herein provided for, and TO provide for relief
which is now required, or which may be needed
before the tax levy hereby authorized can be
made available, there shall be, and hereby is APP
prOpriated out of any funds in the state treas
ury, not otherwise appropriated, the sum of
twenty thousand dollars (42O, 600, or so much
thereof as may be required before said tax levy
becomes available.
SEC. so. The board of trustees are authorized
and directed, at close of any scal year, to trans
fer any surplus funds from the soldiers relief
fund to the soldiers home fund, and such trans
fer may be made during any fiscal year, when in
their Judgment such transfer will better enable
said trustees to enforce the spirit of this act
and any amounts so transferred shall operate to
reduce the amount used of the annual appro-
priation for support and maintenance of the
soldiers home tor the current year.
SEC. 81. This act shall take effect and be In
force from and after it's passage.
Approved March I'd, 1887.
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